Author: Carma Henry

    Yesterday and Tomorrow, written and directed by Darius V. Daughtry, invites audiences into a powerful journey as a family and their community confront tragedy and search for meaning in life’s hardest moments. Blending vibrant music and dynamic movement, this poignant yet uplifting new play celebrates resilience, the pursuit of dreams, and the truths that matter most. Each of the evening performances will be followed by Art Prevails Project’s signature artist talk and a special reception with complimentary drinks and light bites.

The Beauty Initiative, Inc. is proud to celebrate ten years of serving South Florida with A Decade of Dignity, a community-wide packing party on Saturday, August 15, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Tamarac Community Center. This milestone event will bring together volunteers, nonprofit organizations, businesses, elected officials and community members to assemble thousands of hygiene and period care items that will immediately benefit children, families and individuals experiencing hardship throughout Broward County and beyond.

   As part of his annual community outreach, he first treated a large group of students to a shopping event at Dick’s sporting goods at Dadeland mall.  Then for his second event he selected five special local children to a back-to-school shopping spree at a Miami mall, giving them the opportunity to pick out new shoes, clothing, backpacks and other school essentials for the upcoming school year. For many of these children, it was an experience they had never had before.

       As a Black man, there are moments in life where you learn, sometimes without anyone directly telling you, that it’s easier to keep certain feelings to yourself. Over time, I’ve realized that many of the situations that hurt me most were the ones I never addressed. Not because they didn’t matter, but because I convinced myself it was better to move on than to risk being misunderstood.

     Whether one approaches it from the biblical account of creation or the scientific understanding that humanity traces its origins to Africa, the conclusion is remarkably similar: we are one human family. From that one family emerged many nations, many languages, many cultures, many philosophies, and many ways of understanding the world.

     U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have been instructed to immediately suspend most vehicle stops during enforcement operations nationwide, except in cases involving serious criminal targets, following fatal shootings in Texas and Maine over the last week, multiple law enforcement sources told CBS News.

     In an exclusive interview with TheGrio, Christine Wonsley and Ben Crump address a friend’s claim about Nolan’s last known whereabouts amid their calls for an end to misinformation about his disappearance.

       The statewide educational tour, running from July 1 through July 29, is making stops in 20 Florida counties, including Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach, to help formerly incarcerated individuals better understand voting eligibility, rights restoration, and the steps needed to safely participate in the upcoming elections.

The National Black Church Initiative1 (NBCI) , a coalition of 150,000 African American and Latino faith communities, comprising 27.7 million members, issued a statement on Gospel Music with attention to Christian songwriters, recording artists, Worship Leaders and church musicians.

       George E. Johnson, the entrepreneur who built one of the most successful Black-owned companies in American history, died Monday (July 6) at his downtown Chicago condominium. He was 99.